Performance and Video Notetaking Worksheet

Name ________________________________________     Date _____________

Name of Video Clip ________________________________________________

1. What kind of community is participating in the folk movement?
   
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   Describe participants:
   
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2. What are some shared characteristics that might influence how they move?
   
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   Are they playful? ____ Serious? ____ Inventive? ____ Traditional? ____
   
   
3. What parts of the body move in the folk movement or gesture?
   
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4. Is the pace fast or slow? ________   How rigid is the structure?________
   
   
5. Is there a set pattern of movements or are individuals allowed to invent and improvise?
   
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6. Are there observable generational differences? _______If so, describe.
   
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7. Are there observable gender differences? __________ If so, describe.
   
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8. Are there partners, or do people dance individually, in groups, or in formation?
   
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9. Is the movement for performance, individual expression, or both?
   
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10. Is it religious or non-religious?
    
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11. What clothes or costumes are worn?
    
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12. Notice the use of space. How large is the space being used? ____________
    
    Do all people move over the entire space, or do they stay in a small space?
    
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    How close are the people to each other?_____________________________
    
    To the musicians or music source?__________________________________
    
    What do non-dancers do?_________________________________________




 

 

13. Is there music or rhythmic accompaniment to the movement? ____________
    
    If yes, is the music on tape, or are there live musicians? _________________
    
    
14. Are there religious commonalities that influence them? __________________
    
    School or age factors? ___________________________________________
15. What are some observable traits about this community being viewed?
    
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    Do they value tradition? ______ Creativity? _______ Family?_______
    
    Children? ____________ Elders?________________
    
    
16. Do they seem to welcome outsiders, or are they a "closed" community?
    
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17. Anything else?
    
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    Think About It! What are some factors that might influence how these community members move? Did they grow up learning how to move in the same way? How does the setting affect the movements? Write your conclusions on another sheet of paper.

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